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UNINA9910463564203321 |
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Autore |
Albrecht James M |
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Titolo |
Reconstructing individualism [[electronic resource] ] : a pragmatic tradition from Emerson to Ellison / / James M. Albrecht |
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New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012 |
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0-8232-4212-9 |
9786613889911 |
1-283-57746-1 |
0-8232-4211-0 |
0-8232-4659-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (392 p.) |
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Collana |
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Individualism in literature |
Individualism - United States - History |
Literature and society - United States |
Philosophy, American - 19th century |
Philosophy, American - 20th century |
Pragmatism in literature |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. “Individualism Has Never Been Tried” -- One. What’s the Use of Reading Emerson Pragmatically? -- Two. “Let Us Have Worse Cotton and Better Men” -- Three. Moments in the World’s Salvation -- Four. Character and Community -- Five. “The Local Is the Ultimate Universal” -- Six. Saying Yes and Saying No -- Notes -- Index |
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America has a love–hate relationship with individualism. In Reconstructing Individualism, James Albrecht argues that our conceptions of individualism have remained trapped within the assumptions of classic liberalism. He traces an alternative genealogy of individualist ethics in four major American thinkers—Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James, John Dewey, and Ralph Ellison. These writers’ |
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shared commitments to pluralism (metaphysical and cultural), experimentalism, and a melioristic stance toward value and reform led them to describe the self as inherently relational. Accordingly, they articulate models of selfhood that are socially engaged and ethically responsible, and they argue that a reconceived—or, in Dewey’s term, “reconstructed”—individualism is not merely compatible with but necessary to democratic community. Conceiving selfhood and community as interrelated processes, they call for an ongoing reform of social conditions so as to educate and liberate individuality, and, conversely, they affirm the essential role individuality plays in vitalizing communal efforts at reform. |
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UNINA9910454848803321 |
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Autore |
Glasziou Paul <1954-> |
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Systematic reviews in health care : a practical guide / / Paul Glasziou [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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9780511543500 |
1-107-12232-5 |
0-511-11920-8 |
1-280-16222-8 |
9786610162222 |
0-511-15558-1 |
0-511-32531-2 |
0-511-54350-6 |
0-511-04735-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 137 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Systematic reviews (Medical research) |
Evidence-based medicine |
Meta-analysis |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-131) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 General methods; Part 2 Question-specific methods; Appendixes; Glossary; Acronyms and abbreviations; References; Index |
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What do we do if different studies appear to give different answers? When applying research to questions for individual patients or for health policy, one of the challenges is interpreting such apparently conflicting research. A systematic review is a method to systematically identify relevant research, appraise its quality, and synthesize the results. The last two decades have seen increasing interest and developments in methods for doing high quality systematic reviews. Part I of this book provides a clear introduction to the concepts of reviewing, and lucidly describes the difficulties and traps to avoid. A unique feature of the book is its description, in Part II, of the different methods needed for different types of health care questions: frequency of disease, prognosis, diagnosis, risk, and management. As well as illustrative examples, there are exercises for each of the sections. This is essential reading for those interested in synthesizing health care research. |
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